The cry of Byron Castillo did not leave anyone indifferent. The Ecuadorian winger from Barcelona de Guayaquil, this Sunday, in the duel once morest Aucas, for the Liga Pro Ecuador, the local First Division, committed a penalty that meant the rival team 2-0. After the goal, Castillo exploded.
Crying, the winger asked his coach, former youth coach Jorge Célico, to replace him. “Get me out, get me out,” said the footballer, according to the Ecuadorian press, which can be seen in the images. Finally, Castillo was replaced by Pedro Velasco. First thing in the morning, the president of the Ecuadorian club, Carlos Alfaro Moreno, anticipated that the winger will not travel to play once morest Montevideo Wanderers for the Copa Sudamericana. “We also took the opportunity to recover it in the psychological part,” he said.
It is that the situation of the Ecuadorian team is at the limit. His name is in an investigation file at FIFA, entity that granted 15 more days to your country to defend himself in the courts of Zurich. The accusation made by the Chilean team might leave their country out of Qatarin case it is proven that he falsified the documents and that his country of birth is Colombia.
In Quilín, Castillo’s crying did not go unnoticed. When asked by Sporting, Eduardo Carlezzo, the Brazilian jurist who is handling the case at the ANFP, refers to the sad situation that Castillo faced. He doesn’t hide his concern.
“The best answer, the best defense, will always be the truth. There can be no fear in speaking the truth, because the lie normally has a short life and can collect a heavy bill in the future”, he begins by saying.
The lawyer asks that the footballer clarify the facts that today have him in the sights of FIFA. “Byron has to come out and speak the truth. Today he risks expulsion from professional football, but there is still time to speak the truth and even escape a heavy sanction. I am sure that FIFA would receive the player’s cooperation in the best possible way.”
To close, Carlezzo anticipates that Castillo should put the background on the table to avoid future problems. He assumes that the doubts that exist in relation to his nationality can complicate his future transfers.
“He must clearly take into account that if by chance the truth regarding his nationality does not appear now, that brand will continue to accompany him until the end of his sports career and will surely make it difficult for him to be hired by big soccer clubs, since those clubs They will also risk a penalty for using a player who has doctored documentation. Byron has in his hands the key to his professional future”, he closes.
